Winchester Model 1300 Marine

About the Winchester Model 1300 Marine

The Winchester Model 1300 Marine is a corrosion-resistant pump-action shotgun built for saltwater and coastal use. Chambered in 12 gauge with a 3-inch chamber, it pairs an 18-inch nickel-plated stainless barrel with a cylinder choke, an anodized aluminum-alloy receiver, and a rugged composite stock. The Model 1300 is noted for its fast, smooth twin-action-slide pump and rotating-bolt lockup, and the Marine model plates key components against salt corrosion for maritime and marine-patrol duty.

The Model 1300 evolved from the Winchester Model 1200 of the 1960s, retaining its rotating-bolt action while adding faster twin-action slide bars. Marine-finished pump guns became popular with coastal law enforcement and boaters for their resistance to the salt spray that quickly ruins ordinary blued steel.

Winchester Model 1300 Marine specifications

The Marine finish nickel-plates the barrel and plates or anodizes the receiver and internals to resist salt corrosion. Later production Marine guns added Dura-Touch Armor Coating on the stock and a removable TruGlo fiber-optic front sight. Production of the Model 1300 ended when the U.S. Repeating Arms Company New Haven plant closed in 2006.